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2023 Best Criminology Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Criminology Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, criminology was ranked #142 in the country. In fact 936 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Criminology Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Criminology Master's Degree Colleges.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Master's in Criminology

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Irvine the best school in the Far Western US Region for criminology students working on their master’s degree. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine.

Read full report on Criminology at University of California - Irvine

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Nevada - Reno helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Reno, UNR is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Criminology at University of Nevada - Reno

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means San Jose State University is a great place for criminology students working on their master’s degree. San Jose State is a very large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

Full Criminology at San Jose State University Report

Out of the 7 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

Read full report on Criminology at Washington State University

The excellent master’s degree programs at California State University - Fresno helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best criminology schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Fresno, Fresno State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Criminology at California State University - Fresno

#6

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Criminology at San Diego State University

Alliant International University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Criminology Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Alliant is a small private for-profit school located in the large city of San Diego.

Read full report on Criminology at Alliant International University

Best Criminology Colleges by State

Explore the best criminology schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 81
Washington 7
Nevada 6

Criminology is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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